1–3

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 16-13-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
SJS	1	0	0	1
PIT	0	1	2	3

Sharks at Penguins

Penguins beat Sharks 3–1 at PPG Paints Arena on December 21, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Dec 21, 1996 · 19:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Ron Francis

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +3

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

J.J. Daigneault

1 G

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Viktor Kozlov Go-ahead 1st · 15:00

Assists: Jeff Friesen, Owen Nolan

1–0

2nd period

🐧 Mario Lemieux Tying 2nd · 08:12

Assists: Ron Francis, Fredrik Olausson

1–1

3rd period

🐧 J.J. Daigneault Go-ahead 3rd · 07:32

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr

1–2

🐧 Ron Francis Empty net 3rd · 19:47

Assists: Kevin Hatcher

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦈SJS PIT🐧

33 Shots on goal 20

10 Penalty minutes 6

SJS shooting 3.0% (1/33) PIT shooting 15.0% (3/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦈Sharks

Chris Terreri

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 58:53 TOI

🐧Penguins

Patrick Lalime

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Sharks

Sharks — tied after 2nd: 13-17-2 (41% win rate, 32 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 16-13-4 (48% win rate, 33 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

2–2 (OT) · Sharks won

Nov 2, 1993

🐧PIT @ 🦈SJS

3–3 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ SJS vs PIT, answered

Who won Sharks vs Penguins on December 21, 1996?

Penguins won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Penguins?

The final score was Sharks 1, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Sharks?

Viktor Kozlov.

Who scored for Penguins?

J.J. Daigneault, Mario Lemieux, Ron Francis.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Chris Terreri made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Dec 20

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 21, 1996

Sharks season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule